Why concurrent logins to a Windows network are a (very) bad idea

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	Why concurrent logins to a Windows network are a (very) bad idea Once hackers gain legitimate Windows login credentials, they have unfettered use of themA vast number of Microsoft's security holes are dependent on the credentials of the user logged in when a Windows machine is hacked. But one of Windows' weakest areas of baked-in security is login controls. Third-party software, such as IS Decisions' UserLock takes on the task of filling in the gaps. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Datacenter Security with Deep Security 7 Targeted threats are greater and more sophisticated than ever before, and data security compliance becomes more stringent every day. Your company needs uncompromising security that enables you to modernize your datacenter with virtualization and cloud computing without reducing performance. Read More! 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Read Now FBI site hits 2 million online criminal complaints FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center logs 2 millionth complaintsNot too sure this is something to be proud of, but the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) today said it logged its 2 millionth consumer complaint.  Read More Fake antivirus still scamming naive consumers Years after criminals started distributing fake antivirus software on a wide scale, UK consumers are still regularly falling for the scam, government-backed security organisation Getsafeonline has said. Read More OPM delays launch of federal health claims database The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has pushed back the planned launch of a controversial health claims database to Dec. 15. Read More WHITE PAPER: Watchguard 10 questions to ask before you buy an anti‐spam solution With so many anti-spam products on the market, how can you be sure you're getting the best solution for your business network? With these ten critical questions as your guide, you can cut through the marketing hype and zero in on the key features and benefits that should guide your decision. Read now! Penetration tests: 10 tips for a successful program Why are you performing penetration tests? Whether you're using an internal team, outside experts or a combination of the two, are you simply satisfying regulatory or audit requirements, or do you actually expect to improve enterprise security? Read More Does Apple's Java move mean a less secure Mac? Security experts are split over whether Apple's decision to hand over Java to an Oracle-backed open-source project is a good deal for Mac users. Read More UK gov't warns on new tech's privacy implications The Information Commissioner has said the privacy implications of new technologies should first be considered before they are launched. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Combating Security and Compliance Challenges Don't wait for a security breach or compliance issue to damage your company. Ongoing monitoring can proactively identify and reduce threats. Learn how you can successfully stop security issues before they become serious problems. Read More SCADA security and terrorism: The X-Force Report Furthermore, many SCADA networks lack effective identification, authentication and authorization schemes to control access to the control systems. Firewalls are often missing because they slow down network throughput and therefore harm response time for critical actions in cases of trouble. Read More Traveler to TSA: If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested Outrageous videos of TSA pat down security. A man has video proof that he was thrown out of an airport after refusing to submit to a security check "groin" pat down and then also threatened with a $10,000 fine and a civil suit if he left the airport. Another video shows a 3-yr-old girl screaming, "Quit touching me," while a TSA agent pats her down.Whether very young, very old, or in-between, if you fly then you may think TSA seems to be totally out of control with the "show us your body or we'll feel you up" routine. Yet there is little video or audio proof of what Americans are subjected to at airports. Read More Best Networking Tweaks for Windows Server, Vista and XP Like most Sys Admins, my job includes managing both Linux and Windows machines. This is the start of a two-part series regarding tweaks I have found for networking in each type of system. First up: Windows. Read More
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